The Need to Anticoagulate Patients With Splenic Vein Thrombosis

Splenic vein thrombosis (SVT) is a well-recognized complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. It is associated with complications of significant gastrointestinal bleeding and high morbidity if the thrombus propagates. There is a need to consider several factors in choosing whether to anticoagul...

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Autores principales: Benjamin, Clara, Bryant, Maya, Tran, Tri, Atalay, Rediet T, Ayele, Girma M, Michael, Miriam B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9339209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35919214
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26488
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author Benjamin, Clara
Bryant, Maya
Tran, Tri
Atalay, Rediet T
Ayele, Girma M
Michael, Miriam B
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description Splenic vein thrombosis (SVT) is a well-recognized complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. It is associated with complications of significant gastrointestinal bleeding and high morbidity if the thrombus propagates. There is a need to consider several factors in choosing whether to anticoagulate the patient. We report a case of SVT in a patient with a previous history of pancreatitis who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting to the hospital. At the hospital, a CT scan revealed SVT. This case highlights the importance of undergoing further studies regarding anticoagulation for treating SVT in patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding.
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spelling pubmed-93392092022-08-01 The Need to Anticoagulate Patients With Splenic Vein Thrombosis Benjamin, Clara Bryant, Maya Tran, Tri Atalay, Rediet T Ayele, Girma M Michael, Miriam B Cureus Internal Medicine Splenic vein thrombosis (SVT) is a well-recognized complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. It is associated with complications of significant gastrointestinal bleeding and high morbidity if the thrombus propagates. There is a need to consider several factors in choosing whether to anticoagulate the patient. We report a case of SVT in a patient with a previous history of pancreatitis who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting to the hospital. At the hospital, a CT scan revealed SVT. This case highlights the importance of undergoing further studies regarding anticoagulation for treating SVT in patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding. Cureus 2022-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9339209/ /pubmed/35919214 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26488 Text en Copyright © 2022, Benjamin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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